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Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting sundry documents in relation to the defalcation of John Brahan, late receiver of public moneys at Huntsville.In this letter and accompanying documents, the Treasury Dept. examines the matter of John Brahan, deceased. Mr. Brahan, a receiver of public monies at the land office at Huntsville, Ala. was found to have accounts deficient in the amount of $80,000. Brahan could not account for the missing public funds and was dismissed from office. He put up his property as security for his debt to the government, which was to be paid in installments, and trustees assumed the reponsibility of the debt in the event that Brahan failed to repay it.

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In this letter and accompanying documents, the Treasury Dept. examines the matter of John Brahan, deceased. Mr. Brahan, a receiver of public monies at the land office at Huntsville, Ala. was found to have accounts deficient in the amount of $80,000. Brahan could not account for the missing public funds and was dismissed from office. He put up his property as security for his debt to the government, which was to be paid in installments, and trustees assumed the reponsibility of the debt in the event that Brahan failed to repay it.